Job

Job 13:14

¹⁴Why do I put myself at risk^a

and take my life in my own hands?

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
do I put myself	בְשָׂרִ֣י	ḇə·śā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
at risk	אֶשָּׂ֣א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and take	אָשִׂ֥ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
my life	וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י	wə·nap̄·šî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in my own hands	בְּכַפִּֽי׃	bə·ḵap·pî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.